DIXIELAND 



If s Better than Blakemore 



Although Pocahontas is making a faster start we believe Dixieland is destined to 

 largely replace Blakemore in the southern and middle states. Dixieland is a cross of 

 Tennessee Shipper x Midland. 



The best way to describe Dixieland is to compare it with the long popular Blakemore. 



Vigor: Both varieties make a wonderful plant growth, Dixieland making few plants but 

 larger, stronger ones. 



Season: Both varieties ripen very early. 



Productiveness: In most tests to date Dixieland has outyielded Blakemore by a wide 

 margin. 



Shipping: Both varieties are quite firm. If there is any difference Dixieland is slightly 

 firmer than Blakemore for berries of equal size. 



Color: Both varieties are an attractive light red, Dixieland being very slightly darker 

 than Blakemore. 



Quality: The varieties are equally good in quality, both being somewhat tart. 



Size: Dixieland berries are definitely larger than the Blakemore, and have sold well 

 ahead of Blakemore on different markets. 



Virus free: Our plants of both varieties are grown from virus free stocks. 



Processor: Blakemore has long been a favorite processing berry, but we are fully 

 convinced that once it becomes better known Dixieland will be fully as good if not 

 better for freezing and other processing uses. 



We sold out of Dixieland plants in 

 1956. In 1955 Dixieland produced 

 for us about 8,000 quarts per acre — 

 large beautiful berries. On one oc- 

 casion, in hot midseason weather, 

 we fell behind in our picking and 

 this Dixieland field went one week 

 without being picked. When we did 

 get to it, an ordinary crowd of 

 pickers picked a tremendous amount 

 of berries from the area and in spite 

 of the ordeal we found no leaky 

 berries. The richness of the color of 

 these one week ripe Dixieland ber- 

 ries met our ideal of what a proces- 

 sor would want. So well is this 

 variety doing generally that some 

 observant growers are taking Dixie- 

 land up into Yankeeland. Why not 

 share in Dixieland's bright future by 

 starting now? Price list page 32. 



Dixieland now invading Yankeeland. 



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